Super Mario is in dire need of the business equivalent of a golden mushroom
after his creator Nintendo reported its first loss in three decades and
slashed its guidance for console sales.

The company, which warned of the impending loss in October, said that the
figure for the year to March could balloon to ¥65 billion (£534 million) as
projected sales of its Wii console and its 3DS handheld device followed
Super Mario down the green sewer pipe.

Nintendo, whose stock market value more than halved last year, had forecast a
¥20 billion loss three months ago. It reported a